'iT.RMITES COLLECTED ON THE MULFORD BIOLOGTC^VL 

 EXPLORATION TO THE AMAZON BASIN, 1921-1922 



By Thomas E. Snyder 



Entomologist, Forest Insect Investigations, Bureau of Entomology, United 



States Department of Agriculture 



The members of the Mulford Biological Exploration of the 

 Amazon Basin expedition sailed from New York June 1, 1921, for 

 Arica, Chile; the return was by way of Manaos and Para, Brazil, 

 to New York, April 13, 1922. Dr. W. M. Mann, of the Bureau of 

 Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, collected 

 practically all of the termites taken by this expedition. The head- 

 quarters were at : Canamina and Espia, Bolivia — July 14 to August 

 20; Huachi, Rio Bopi, Bolivia — August 23 to September 25; Rur- 

 renabaque, Bolivia — October 2 to October 24; Lake Rogagua, 

 Bolivia — October 28 to November 9; Rurrenabaque, Bolivia — 

 November 14 to December 20; and Riberalta, Bolivia — January 6 

 to February 20. Studies and collections were made in various 

 localities along the La Paz, Meguilla, Bopi, Cochabamba, Beni, Ne- 

 gro, Ivon, Madidi and Madeira Rivers. 



The appended map (fig. 1) shows the route of this expedition. 

 Seventy-seven species of termites were collected, including 36 new 

 species, representing 26 genera and one new subgenus {Agnatho- 

 termes), in the families Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae and Ter- 

 mitidae. Of these 26 genera, however, 14 may be considered to be 

 subgenera. The families are represented as follows : 



Family Kalotermitidae: Species species 



Genus Neolermes Holmgren 2 2 



Family Rhinotermitidae : 



Grenus Leucolermes Silvestri 1 



Coplotermes Wasmann 1 



Rhinotermes Hagen 4 2 



Family Termitidae: 



Genus Syntermes Holmgren 2 



Cornilermcs Wasmann (sensu latiori) 6 1 



Subgenus Corniiermes Holmgren (sensu strictore) 5 1 



Lahiolermes Holmgren 1 



No. 2615.— Proceedings U. S. National Museum, Vol. 68, Art. 14 



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